And he was about 3 or 4 years older when he got to the Rockets than Dmo is even today in his 3rd year. DD
I hope your wrong about DMo being a goner. I have accepted it as likely but I'd hate to see it happen because DMo is on the verge of becoming a young stud in the league
well dmo is awful at being a decent rotational player in the NBA Hasheem the beast was great at being more than 7 feet tall, but obviously that doesn't mean much.
Probably due to the fact that they want him to jumpshoot the ball when it may not be his strength. Any competent coach would find minutes for Dmo to play given his skillset.
muh potential doesn't mean much to me anymore, especially with Howard's contract ticking down. plus we've seen too many "potential" all star be out of the NBA after a few years. Dmo has shown sparks, but he still hasn't proved he can be part of the rotation after 2 years.
yeah sure blame the coach, name the last player that became a completely different animal when he switched coaches. dmo is what he is, he was drafted at his position for a reason was it Rick Adelman's fault that TWill is playing in China somewhere
Better yet name the last player who didn't become a completely different animal when switching coaches.
Dmo didn't shoot one 3 last night, which I loved. Let the man work out out in the post its what he does best its what he's always done best.
Errr, different. Scola was second best Argentinian after Ginobody and Dmo more than often is just backup with Lithuania. You know, besides age differential.
D-Mo needs to be in the game every moment Dwight is out - and he needs to be the focal point on offense down low. He has some of the best post moves in the league, he needs to be given the freedom to operate down there as the only option to get that confidence.
DMO is coming out this year! I think he is finally ready to be starting caliber player if he can do a better job rebounding. I don't think it will happen until the end of the year, but I think he has added a good amount of strength and bulk, and will begin to show his true value around all star break time. (Fingers Crossed)
Scola who is member of the All Decade team is a ONCE in a GENERATION kind of player. One should remember that. Too bad he joined the NBA when he was already 27 years old. 5 years earlier I guarantee greatness. One of the best in footwork and finesse, he would be even better as a 7 footer Dmo is an apprentice right now.
Nah. He's one of those players who's only great in FIBA competitions, but when he plays in NBA against the top talent he's just another slightly above average PF. Granted, he's very skilled in the post, but like most white guys, is a non-athlete. He's basically a smaller, poor white man's version of Al Jefferson.
You never know because you only saw the 28 yr old version and never the 20-23 yr old one. He is no Lebron James but in younger years he might as well be more athletic.
He probably was more athletic. Obviously, nothing like Blake Griffins of the league, but probably slightly more athletic, yes. But at the same time he most likely wasn't as crafty at that age as he was at 28. So it's a bit of a trade-off. It's all conjecture though... I GUESS he could have made 1 or 2 All-Star games if he was developing in NBA from young age, but that's probably about it. He's not really a perennial All-Star type of talent. Most white guys aren't.
Alright, if you only he had made 2 Allstar games as you say it is still a milestone in Rockets history. We had great Centers but only a couple of good PFs in the last 2 decades. Thorpe, old Barkley and Scola are the noteworthy ones
What's funny is that McHale says in interviews that he DOESN'T want Donatas to be a jumpshooter and has joked before that people should stop saying he has a nice shot for a big man because that makes Donatas want to shoot more.
Well mchale should stop having him linger around the perimeter and run some plays for him in the post.
Not saying DMo is there yet....just pointing out that their games are very similar. DMo has much higher defensive potential than Scola did, and has already shown flashes against guys like Dirk. Scola never showed that kind of defensive ability. Obviously we're all waiting to see consistentcy from DMo. I think some of the problem is both the Rockets and Lithuanian National team have been trying to make him into someone he's not......a stretch 4. They've done that for good reason, as his "massive upside" is as a stretch 4. If you start to see him playing more backup 5 minutes, then you can conclude that we've given up on the experiment and are training him to be a role player as a flex 4/5. He should excel at this, as it's his natural position.
